20 years, and i was even underground, and i felt very close to that story of Benazir Bhutto, and thats why that was another motive to write thats why that was another motive to write it. T me talk about the Commission Report how that has caused a huge controversy when it came to pakistan . At differs quite a bit in the sense that there would go into the history of pakistan in cases of cocacola impunity i go to the story of Benazir Bhutto and her family which is the story unto itself and in pakistan with a lot of tragedy into it by the way because today out of the whole family, killed by a dictator in the late 70s and the two brothers also died violent deaths who was involved in politics and when you look at the kennedys its Something Like that so there were these elements. But also it is a reflection about the relationship with the United States and pakistan because it is a critical actor. All of those elements make up a good 3 4 of the book and theres one part of the assassination the
Lanka National Cricket team in lahore. Looked at the United States 60 years of john kennedy and dallas the American People dont believe if there was the single shooter. Host we now know he was shot but there was an investigation. We dont even know to what thats true. But thousands of regulation and one of the most amazing coincidences in pakistan a man who was at the exact same place of a speech was actually shot and killed by supposedly a lone gunman. The individual was shot several times it even though he was subdued by the crowd and take it away they shot him six times. See you would never know who was behind it to. So today there is speculation of the 56 years before because of id honor of that private mr. Because i found it interesting and they are assassinated to take to the Military Hospital if they try to receive him and revive him successfully but 20 years later the doctor there receives benazir bow benazir bhutto. Lot of coincidences. Host with that we will wrap up. Thank you
Up next on booktv, after words with guest host kim barker. Propublica reporter and author of the taliban shuffle. This week Geraldo Munoz and his book, getting away with murder. In it the u. N. Assistant secretary general reports on the International Inquiry he led into the assassination of the former pakistani Prime Minister. The programs about an hour. Host welcome, ambassador munoz. Its a pleasure to be here with you today talking about your new book. I wanted to start with the obvious question, which is what made you decide to write the book . Guest well, it was an intense experience that i had in pakistan investigating the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and immediately after i delivered the report to the secretary general, there was a change in government in my country, in chile. I was the ambassador of chile to the United Nations. Im a political appointee, and a new government came in of the opposition, so i had free time, first. And second, there were a lot of publishing house
Up next on booktv, after words with guest host kim barker. Propublica reporter and author of the taliban shuffle. This week Geraldo Munoz and his book, getting away with u. N. And the politics of pakistan. Rnte the u. N. Assistant secretarygeneral reports on the International Inquiry he lit into the assassination of the formerta pakistani prime minist. The program is about one hour. Host welcome, ambassador. I its a pleasure to be here with you to be talking about your new book. W i wanted to start with the obvious question which is what made you decide to write the book thank you hundred and ie assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and immediately after i delivered the report to the secretary general, there was a change in government in my country, in chile. I was the ambassador of chile to the United Nations. Im a political appointee, and a new government came in of the opposition, so i had free time, first. And second, there were a lot of publishing houses interested in this story behind
That the leadership of china at the time. We have someone who really does get this, understand and has dedicated a good part of his public life to it. For those reasons we are deeply honored that he is here with us today. I point out to people that both of us plus the senate roughly the same time. One of us got involved in the enterprise is where cost overruns outrageous personal behaviors are precise egos. I in turn went to hollywood. [laughter] would you give a warm welcome to the president of the United States, mike or a friend joe biden. [applause] hey, everybody, how are you . [applause] well, it is their thereve been rumors all those years in prison i said in the Senate Although his chairman he controlled me. We just have given new life to those rumors because i was physically a few minutes ago in a room for an hour and a half, a room called the oval office with chance or merkel and president talking about the number of things he finally turned to trade and i had to stand up and